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Hartnell, 29, leads the Flyers in goals, with 25—five away from his career high. He's also the league's leading power-play goal-scorer, with 13, and is coming into the game on a hot streak, with five goals in his past two games.

On a line with Claude Giroux (second in the NHL with 55 points) and Jaromir Jagr, Hartnell is counted on to do some dirty work, and he's been more than effective in that role.

"My game isn't the flashy stuff," he told reporters after netting a natural hat trick on Sunday, according to SB Nation. "When I'm skating, I'm really effective. I'm physical, I'm on the puck, I'm winning battles for my linemates. The points have come in bunches, as well, so hopefully we keep that going."

His absence from the initial roster didn't go unnoticed among Flyers fans or the Philadelphia media, and earlier in January, Hartnell said himself that he wasn't all that concerned.

"It's alright that I don't get the accolades and all that kind of stuff," Hartnell said after a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on January 17. "I'm a hard-working guy in a hard-working city. That's all I care about is trying to be the hardest working guy."